Prefabricated section for buildings and a seal for joints between sections



Aug. 30, 1949. J. w. GALLOWAY 2,480,642

PREFABRICATED SECTION FOR BUILDINGS AND SEALS FOR JOINTS BETWEEN SECTIONS Flled Nov 26 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l mam/w a W $6M 1949- J w. GALLOWAY 2,480,642

PREFABRICATED SECTION FOR BUILDINGS AND SEALS FOR JOINTS BETWEEN SECTIONS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 26, 1947 Fatentecl Aug. 30, 1949 AND TroNs A SEAL not; Jolmzs'asnmwlnnw James W. Galloway, gefle fe s 9 V i ti lg yen her 26, 1947, Serial No. 788,158

This invention relates to buildings of a circular cr sse n ndm Pa i ula ly to abuilfiins of circular across-section made from sections bent into anarc or a circle with the sections connected- ;together to make the finished building a sealing means associated with the joints formed when the sections are connected together ton alse the building waterproof I ItQis an object cf the invention, among others, to pnovide prefabricated sections thatmay be assembled at the site of the building into a buildingstructure, with the building structure made waterpmof at the joints in the assembling operation.

"It is another object of the invention to provide a Prefabricated section that is bent into an am of a circle, which circular sections when as se nbled give al build' ng of circular cross-section of any length desired for said building with the "building structure made waterproof at the joints in the assembling operation.

It is still another objectof the invention to pro,- vide prefabricated sections for a buildingstructui'e that abut and are attached together leaving a joint between the sections whichl iaint may 'be covered the assembled building with the covering attached ,plz a ce .by clamping means car,- 4 4 b e hse tiq V n gt still a iurther object of the invention to provide a prefabricated {section that is in lecestw iiqn e y t0 ss mb e and 5 9m 4 2 9 and dura hemas embl si; a n e ebsi e edse r vtion that makes .a building t at is lealspmofr d requires ;n0;spe.cia1ski1-1 ;,on the part;of; a mechanic to Join the sections -tq ther into a building and mover-th joints with a co e ng membeiq; argue aleakproef buildingstnucturethat canzheiurnisned atla ner y-lowvcost. With the coreeoing zandbtherlobieci in view. the invention will be :more ,f-ully described hencsvith and :will he pa-nticularly pointed out in the claimssaippended hereto.

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Figure 2 is an :elevational view :ofi'a prefabricated section showing docking tabs attached .wto thesection.

Figure 3 is an elevational end view of two sections joined together showing the sealing strip attached in place by the tabs.

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With the building as above described, there is a joint between abutting sections 8 through which leakage could occur if the joint is not sealed. Further, bolts l5 holdin sheet metal cover plate l2 in place are exposed to the weather and would corrode. The present improvement has tab members 22, best shown in Figure 3, which may be separate members and are attached to each section 8 by the same screws l5 that attach the cover member I2 to the framework 9. The tab 22 has a rim portion 23 seated on top the rim portion l3 of the cover [2 and a sloping portion 24 following the preformed sloping portion of the cover l2 with a portion 25 seating on the dished portion M of the section 8. A strip of sealing material 26, which may be of metal, runs along the joint between abutting sections 8 and covers the joint to prevent leakage and further to cover bolts 15 and prevent corrosion thereof. The sealing strip 26 has side portions 21, bent downwardly to seat in the portion 25 of the tab and contact the slopin surfaces 24 of each tab. When the sections 8 are assembled into a building, the sealing strips 26 are placed over the joint between the sections 8, the sealing strip 26 being straight and not preformed. The sealing strip 26 has the side portions 21 seated in the portions 25 of the tab 22 and the tabs 22 opposite each other are bent over to hold the sealing strip 26 in place. The workman then bends the sealing strip 26 until it is seated in the next tabs 22 which are bent over.

Figure 1 shows how the sealing strips 26 must be cut for length and 21 shows the joint where four strips come together. It can be seen that placing the sealing strips 26, requires no particular skill on the part of an installator as the sealing strips 26 come in two pre-cut lengths and the only problem involved in installation is getting the sealing strips 26 located properly in the tabs 22 before the clamping portion is bent over by hammering the tab over.

Figure 5 shows diagrammatically the advantage of a garage structure with a circular cross-section. It shows the space that the circular crosssection allows for opening the doors of an automobile.

It will be understood that the invention has been described for purposes of illustration and explanation and that changes and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention; all such modifications and changes are intended to be included in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a building of substantially circular crosssection made up of a series of sections, the improvement comprising framework structures each made of angle irons having top and side portions with the angle irons secured together at their corners, said framework bent into an arc of a circle by bending one set of parallel sides of the framework, a sheet metal cover having a rim portion to seat on the top portion of the angle irons forming the framework, tab members attached along each edge of the section, the side portions of abutting angle irons in the adjoining frameworks when assembled having attaching means extending through the side portions of the abutting angle irons of the framework to hold the sections assembled into a building, and strip sealing members covering the joint between abutting sections with the tab members folded over to hold the strip sealing members in place.

2. In a building of substantially circular crosssection made up of a series of sections, the improvement comprising framework structures each made of angle irons having top and side portions with the angle irons secured together at their corners, said framework bent into an arc of a circle by bending one set of parallel sides of the framework, a sheet metal cover preformed to have a rim portion to seat on the top portion of the angle irons forming the framework of each section and a dished portion fitting within the framework of each section, said sheet metal cover attached by a series of bolts to the angle irons of each section, tab members attached by each bolt to the section, the side portions of abutting angle irons in the adjoining frameworks of each section when assembled having attaching means extending through the side portions of the abutting angle irons of the framework of each section to hold the sections assembled into a building and strip sealing members covering the joint between abutting sections fitting into the tab members with the tab members folded over to hold the strip sealing members in sealed relation with the sheet metal cover of each section.

3. In a building of substantially circular crosssection made up of a series of sections, the improvement comprising framework structures each made of angle irons having top and side portions with the angle irons secured together at their corners, said framework bent into an arc of a circle by bending one set of parallel sides of the framework, a sheet metal cover preformed to have a rim portion to seat on the top portion of the angle irons forming the framework of each section and a dished portion extending from the rim portion fitting within the framework of each section, said sheet metal cover attached by a series of boltsto the angle irons of each section, tab members attached by each bolt holding the sheet metal cover to the framework of each section with each tab member having a portion thereof contacting the dished portion of the sheet metal cover to form a seat, the side portions of abutting angle irons of each section in the adjoining frameworks of each section when assembled-having attachingmeans extending through the side portions of the abutting angle irons of the framework of each section to hold the sections assembled into a building and strip sealing members to cover the joint between abutting sections having downwardly sloping side portions to fit into the seats in the tab members with the tab members folded over to hold the sealing strip members in sealed relation with the sheet metal cover of each section.

JAMES W. GALLOWAY.

No references cited. 

